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Saturday, July 11, 2009

More tags... One down, 2 more to go!

Just in case you were wondering about the picture here, let me tell you... it is a 'toast'. Yes, a 'toast'... you read it right! It's also the best toast... I have ever seen in my entire life... and it came courtesy: Shilpa. She says... it is a toast... to us, and for those like us... Fellow Bloggers, Friends from the Blogosphere aka FBs (christened by Shilpa, herself). And the best part is... she has added me to her list of FBs. Thanks a bunch, Shilpa... it feels wonderful!

... And only last week, actually on the 4th of July to be precise... Subhayan awarded me the "Wramblerz Award"... in the "In-cyclo-pedic Blogger" category. The citation reads: For churning out great content in all of her posts ... I must confess, your blog is a web-resource tool (from Julius Caeser Bryan Adams to quotes from n number of great men...) Congrats and Well Done!!!

The past few days, several of us including yours truly... have been busy with the "Indiblogger of the Month May 2009" contest (Original Humour category) and as a result some (important... ahem! ahem!) things/tasks have piled up. Tags for example... for me at least. I have three of them pending. Two from Subhayan and one from Shilpa, and I have got to get cracking on them quickly. So, here's the first one...

This is from Subhayan. The first is the 15 Books Tag... which I'm already done with (as part of Shilpa's previous tag). You can read it: here. Therefore, the one I got to do now... is a Q&A type. But, before I forget... let me share a really cool link with you. I came across Rank Widget, a tool to check your blog's Google PageRank, Alexa Traffic Rank, Technorati Blog Rank and Yahoo Search InLinks... and then show/display them on your Blog. A great tool for website/blog promotion! Squirrel Boy... please note: I do not display the Alexa Traffic Rank or the monetary value of my blog with every post :) Okie, now for the tag:

Q:When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?

A:Only looked... was giving my quite substantial (cough, cough) gray cells a bit of "well deserved" rest *wink! wink!* C'mon, after all I am not the Queen with the magic mirror... found in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Note: This being the age of "political correctness", e.g., a "blind" person being referred to as "visually challenged" or "visually impaired" instead... should the name of this story book be altered to: "Snow White and the Seven Vertically Challenged"... ???

A:Sometimes bright, but never dark... (I'm no photographer, you see *wink* *wink*) Prefer to have a blue light on (zero watt). Feels quite dreamy! But then... whenever there is the (unannounced) appearance of this modern phenomenon called "unscheduled power cuts"... it does get dark, for a few hours, though :( This is actually a joint effort between the truant monsoons and the forever engaged in "maintenance work" KEB (Karnataka Electricity Board)

A:Was listening to "Words" by Boyzone... a little while back. Now listening to "Naa, jiya laage naa"... from the movie "Anand". An amazing song... Lata's voice mesmerises. Simply magical!

Q:Where did you live in 1987?

A:On terra firma. c/o Planet Earth aka Dharti Mata!

Q:Are you jealous of anyone?

A:NO!

Q:Is anyone jealous of you?

A:Can't say.

Q:Name three things that you have on you at all times?

A:My wits, my smile and my cell phone!

Q:What's your favorite town/city?

A:Bangal-ore/Bengal-uru :)

Q:When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?

A:To a friend, nearly a decade back...

Q:Can you change the oil on a car?

A:Nope.. have never tried. And don't want to either! Aside: I do not believe in oiling/greasing my own palms ;)

Q:Your first love/big crush: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?

A:Thats my hubby!

Q:Does anything hurt on your body right now?

A:My eyes... guess I am in front of the computer more often than I should... !!!

Q:What is your current desktop picture?

A:Lord Krishna in all his splendor... revealing his "Vishwaroop" to Arjun, while also answering his queries, i.e., while revealing the Bhagavad Gita. It is a scene from the Mahabharata. You can find it on my blog sidebar too.

hey hi...yo...nice answers...now I have answered some of these questions before...so am answering them differently here...oh and my blog is undergoing audit and maintainence preparing for 100th post so posting the answers here itself.

Q: When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?A: Huh, its about time I change my razor blades (Which I did)

Q: How much cash do you have in your wallet right now?A: 50 paisa. (Sacchi)

Q: Favorite age you have been so far?A: I guess it must be 1, i don't remember anything from that age...so I like it...:D

Q: What was the last thing you said to someone?A: Next time you meet me, I am gonna trash u to pulp. Scram now.(To my sali)

Q: The last song you listened to?A: 'O raje' Marathi Song.

Q: Where did you live in 1987?A: I was in hospital, had contacted baby illness, just 1 year old by then. So what my mom tells me.

Q: Are you jealous of anyone?A: Of God...cos he doesn't play fair and still wins.

Q: Is anyone jealous of you?A: I do not know, and I do not care.

Q: Name three things that you have on you at all times?A: My small diary, a handkerchief, my evil grin.

Q: What's your favorite town/city?A: Pune.

Q: When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?A: I recently attached a letter with my luggage and send it with movers and shakers to shift my house from Delhi to pune. Is that ok?(The answer)

Q: Can you change the oil on a car?A: No car, but i can take care of my Bike. I service it myself.

Q: Your first love/big crush: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?A: She is not mother of one. So sad.

Q: Does anything hurt on your body right now?A: My fractured leg. Had a nasty fall from bike, few days ago.

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... Roshmi, the author of "Musings of an Unknown Indian", travels @ the speed of thought and has wandering feet too. She was mesmerized by the ruins of Hampi and the Badami Cave Temples. A green thumb, she does her bit for the environment. Her blog is an eclectic mix of tales, poly-tricks, history, art/culture, books, movies, Suppandi, Nasruddin Hodja, Chanakya, sports, micro-fiction, Swami Vivekananda, Tagore and his songs, the ragas, poetry, Omar Khayyám/Rubáiyát, and more. Much more! Posts that keep the gray cells from graying and tickle the funny bone too! :)

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